Dumping-wagon.



l. F. CHEVALIER.

DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2I, I9I1.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

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l. F. CHEVALIER.

nuMPlNG WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2i. 1917.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

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JOSEPH FRANCIS CHEVALIER,'OF LAKELAND, KENTUCKY.'

DUMPING-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

Application filed February 21, 1917. Serial N o. 150,155.

To al? whom 2'?? may concern: f

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. CHEVALIER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lakeland, in thecounty of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dumping- Wagons; and I do hereby declare theVfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. This invention relates to improvements in dumpingwagons and more particularly to such as are provided with manuallyoperable means for controlling the tilting of the wagon body and theopening and closing of the end gate,-one object of my present inventionbeing to provide a dump-wagon structure which can be readily operated bythe driver from his seat on the wagon, to move the body rearwardly andpermit it to tilt and at the same time cause the end gate to open duringthe tilting of the body, and so that the body may be righted and the endgate closed by manipulation of the same manually operable mechanism. Y

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims. p

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a side elevation of a wagonembodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a similar viewA showing the body indumping position; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. t is afront end view.

y 1, 1 represent the side rails of the running ygear and these may beconnected, through the medium of spring hangers 2 with the rear springs3, the latter being supported over the axle in any approved manner. Astandard 4 is secured to one of the side rails of the running gear andsupports a drivers seat 5 said seat being also supported by a standard 6secured to the running gear, and Y to said standards, a foot rest 7 maybe secured.

A body 8 is disposed over the running gear and provided approximatelycentrally between its ends with laterally prjectingY brackets 9 mountedto slide on the side rails l of said running gear.v The forward end ofthe body 8 is supported when in normal position, by means of slides 10secured to the forward portion of the running gear. The

body is further supported on rollers 11 mounted on a transverse shaft 12extending from one side rail l to the other somewhat rearwardly of thetransverse center of the running gear. Stops 13 are secured to the upperfaces of the side rails l approximately in line with the rollers 1l, andon these stops and rollers, the body 8 is adapted to pivot when saidbody is tilted, as hereinafter more fully explained.

Each bracket 9 is provided with an upwardly projecting arm 14to whichone end of a horizontal pin 15 is secured, the other end of said pinbeing connected with the body 8,-a brace 16 preferably being secured tothe body and engagingsaid pin. VThe forward ends of brackets 17 arepivotally connected with the pins 15 and at their rear ends, thesebrackets are pivotally connected with an end gate 18 near the top of thelatter. The pivoted brackets 17 have sliding bearings in the bifurcatedupper ends of posts 19 mounted on the side rails 1, and thus the endgate will be supported whenthe body has been tilted to dumping positionand also when it is in its normal horizontal position.

The end gate 18 may be provided on itsV gate 1n position to engage'therear ends of v the guards 21 and force said end gate to its position totightly close the end of the bodyY andA cause its lower end to bedisposed in front of retaining stops 23 secured to the side rails 1, l,of the running gear, when theV body is moved from tilted dumpingposition to horizontal position. Y Y A transverse shaft 24 is mountednear the forward portion of the running gear and is provided with crankarms 25,with which the forward ends of rods or pitmen 26 areconnected,-the rear ends of the latter being pivotally connected withthe brackets 9 secured tothe central portion of the body 8.

Two ratchet wheels 27928 are secured to the crank shaft'24, said wheelsbeing spaced apart with teeth 0f one wheel disposed opposite to theteeth of the other wheel. A hand lever 29 is loosely mounted on theshaft 24 between the ratchet wheels 27-28 and provided on its oppositefaces with teeth or dogs 30-31 to engage the teeth of one or the otherof said ratchet wheels when the lever is moved laterally. In order toinsure'proper lateral movement'of the lever for the purpose stated, saidlever .is made with a depending arm 32 movable through an elongated slot83 in a bracket 34e secured to one of the side rails of the runninggear. The hand lever projects upwardly a sufficient distance to bewithin convenient reach of the driver and may be guided in its movementsby a slotted arm or loop supported by one of the seat standards.

lVhen a wagon body 8 is in its normal position, as shown in F ig. 1, itwill be locked in such position by means of a latch arm 35 attached tothe wagon body and adapted at its forward end to engage one of the crossbars 36 at the forward end of the running gear. This latch may beoperated to release the bcdv 8, by means of an Lshaped hand lever 37pivoted to the front end of the body 8 and having its arm connected, bymeans of a link 38 with the free end of said latch arm.

When it is desired to tilt the body 8 to dump its contents, the driverwill first unlock the same by manipulation of the latch lever 37. Hewill then cause the hand lever Q9 to engage the ratchet wheel 27 andthen move said lever frein one end to the other of its throw. therebyimparting motion through the medium of the crank shaft 24, pitmen 26 andbrackets 9. to the bcdy 8 and cause the same to be slid rearwardly untilthe brackets 9 engage the stops 13 on the side rails 1. It will beunderstood that the lever 29 may be moved as above described, inengagement with the ratchet wheel 27, as many times as may be necessaryto slide the body until the brackets 9 engage thD stops 13. During therearward movement of the body 8, the pivoted brackets 17 will slidethrough the bifurcated upper ends of the posts 19, and hence the endgate 18 will remain clos-ed during` the entire time that the body 8 isin a horizontal position. lThe body 8 having moved rearwardly as aboveeX- plained, it will be permitted to tilt on its pivotal support, andduring such tilting, the pivoted brackets 17 will be moved fartherrearwardly and slightly upwardly and the gate will be so moved as topermit the end of the body 8 to pass it and said gate will be heldsuspended while the rear end of the body descends the parts being thendisposed in the positions indicated in Fig. 2.

Should the hand lever 29 be made to mesh with the ratchet wheel 28 andthen operated as above explained. lthe reverse of the move ments abovedescribed will take place, and the wagon body 8 will be moved to thenormal horizontal position on the running gear, indicated in Fig. 1.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction ofmy invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise detailsherein set forth. f

Having fully described my invention what 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with a wheeled frame, and a body mounted to slide andtilt thereon, of a transverse shaft mounted near the forward end of thewheeled frame, crank arms on said shaft, pitmen connecting said crankarms with intermediate portions of said body, whereby when said shaft isturned in one direction, the body will be slid rearwardly on the frameto dumping position and when said shaft is turned in the other directionsaid body will be returned to its normal horizontal position, ratchetwheels on. said transverse shaft. and a lever provided with dogs,disposed between said ratchet wheels and shiftable from one to theother, whereby said shaft may be rotated in one direction or the other.

2. In a dumping wagon, the combination with a wheeled frame, a bodymounted to slide and tilt thereon, an end gate for said body, lateralbrackets projecting from the sides of said body, brackets pivoted tosaid lateral brackets and to the end gate, and posts on which the tailgate brackets are adapted to slide, of a crank shaft. pitmen connectingthe arms of said crank shaft with the lateral brackets to which thetailgate-brackets are connected, wherebv, when the shaft is turned inone direction, the body will he slid rearwardly on the frame to dumpingposition and said pivoted end gate brackets will be simultaneously slidon their bearings on said posts, and whereby when said shaft is rotatedin the other direction, the body and its end gate will be caused toAassume their normal positions, and lever operated ratchet devicesconnected with said crank shaft and adapted to rotate the lat-ter ineither direction. Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses. Y

JOSEPH FRANCIS CHEVALIER.

Witnesses:

S. H. COX, L. H. VMCCHrsnnr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. i

